REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc. in the Amount of $2,562,341 for the Wolfe Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project and Make a Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) (PW24-13)
Report
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
- Award a contract in substantially the same form as Attachment 2 to the report in the amount of $2,562,341 to Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc.;
- Approve a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $256,234.10;
- Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract when all necessary conditions have been met; and
- Make a finding of a categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c).
Report
BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION
This project will rehabilitate Wolfe Road between El Camino Real and Homestead Road. Work will include grinding and overlay in addition to some minor concrete work. The Wolfe Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project (Project No. ST-21-08) was advertised on DemandStar on March 1, 2024. Twenty-five (25) contractors requested bid documents. Sealed bids were opened on March 20, 2024, with four (4) responsive bids received. Interstate Grading & Paving, Inc., submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid in the amount of $2,562,341 (Attachment 1- Bid Summary).
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), which applies to repairs, maintenance or minor alterations of existing streets, sidewalks and pedestrian trails and similar facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of the existing or former use thereof.
FISCAL IMPACT
Project costs consist of the construction contract in the amount of $2,562,341, and a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $256,234.10, for a total of $2,818,575.10. Funding is available in Project 825290 - Pavement Rehabilitation, Project 831550 - Adjust Water Utilities In Support of Paving Projects, and Project 831680 - Adjust Sewer Utilities In Support of Paving Projects (Attachment 3).
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue (during normal business hours), and on the City's website.
Staff
Prepared by: David Battaglia, Purchasing Officer
Reviewed by: Tim Kirby, Director of Finance
Reviewed by: Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works
Reviewed by: Jaqui Guzmán, Deputy City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Bid Summary
2. Draft General Construction Contract
3. Project 825290, 831550, and 831680 Project Summary Sheet